Description

Sunset Boulevard (Paramount, 1950). Insert (14" X 36").
With Sunset Boulevard, director Billy Wilder brought to the
screen a dark vision of Tinseltown that many consider to be one of
the greatest films ever made. Featuring phenomenal performances by
Gloria Swanson and William Holden, the film brought home three
Academy Awards, after gaining eleven nominations. Wilder's vision
presented the role of a lifetime for Swanson, who portrays a washed
up and aging silent screen star that has latched onto a failing
screenwriter, played by Holden. What unfolds is a brutal Hollywood
caricature that has landed the film on numerous "best of" lists,
including the 100 Best American Films of the 20th Century by the
American Film Institute. This searing insert shows one pinhole each
in the top and bottom borders, a minor right corner bend, and tears
in the top and the right borders with linen tape on the verso. The
poster has some horizontal creasing and still shows mild smudging
in the borders and the remnants of an erased pencil line through
the character's images. There has been some touchup to the upper
pinhole, top border tear, and edge wear. Folded, Fine/Very Fine.